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Actually I do own some rubber foam blades and axes (the latter even do have names ;-) ). But I don't use them for training, they are for LARP combat. They just don't have the right weight and balance for weapon exercise.
Anyway, if that is, what it takes for people to do something for their fitness, it's OK by me. Helps to cut down the costs for the public health system.

Isn't Ian Fox the guy who runs that company advertising 3-day courses for fitness instructors who want to become qualified self-defense instructors? Think I've seen those ads in Traditional Karate, Combat Mag or something similar.

Next, those celebs will be doing their videos for it..."Slash your way to fitness" anyone? Or "PowerCut with (insert Celeb name here)"

There was another thread on here a while back, started by Bronson I think. He found a site salled www.swordfit.com It was good for a laugh, do search on the threads here, you should find it, althouh the website seems to be down today

I do remember when I was in Tokyo, that they did some form of kenjutsu in the dojo next to ours. Some of them used bokken, some had foam (covered?) ken. The foam kens used to go at it quite a bit. I don't know exactly what they were traiing in though.

rgds

Bryan

A difficult problem is easily solved by asking yourself the question, "Just how would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

Sure is -- there's a group in my town and for a little while they met in the dojo where my son and I take karate. Perhaps my sons didn't take it long enough to learn anything really substantial; but the padded foam swords are good fun and my LARPing friends like them even though they don't look even remotely realistic -- long red or black cylindrical "blade" about 3' long and with a 3-3.5" diameter, and a reasonable handle to hold while you wield it.

but the padded foam swords are good fun and my LARPing friends like them even though they don't look even remotely realistic -- long red or black cylindrical "blade" about 3' long and with a 3-3.5" diameter, and a reasonable handle to hold while you wield it.

The ones we have in Germany have a more realistic form. A friend of mine used the building principle used for LARP weapons to build some Training weapons for his tea kwon do group.
The axes I'm posing at http://www.urbadner.de/larp.html are Dixie and Daisy.

Right...Don't worry guys, it'll wear off soon enough. I love that pic on the report in the sunset v. highlander!!! And if it doesn't wear off, I'm off to the gym so sign up for a class with all those women...If you can't beat 'em, join em.

Aikido doesn't work? My Aikido works, what on earth are you practicing?!